Essential Michigan Implicit Bias Training: Accredited CE Webinars for Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare professionals must complete Michigan Implicit Bias Training CE Webinars to maintain their professional license in Michigan. This requirement, effective June 1, 2022, with updates in March 2023 under Rule R338.7004, ensures healthcare professionals remain informed on critical topics around implicit bias.

Michigan Implicit Bias Training CE Webinars – Course Options

Compliant with LARA training standards (R338.7004), this course fulfills implicit bias requirements for all professions licensed or registered under the Michigan Public Health Code, including pre-licensure. Ensure your compliance with Michigan’s mandate by selecting from our range of courses:

Michigan Implicit Bias Training Requirements

New Applicants: Required to complete 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding the issuance of the license or registration, including pre-licensure applicants.

Renewing Licensees: Need 1 hour of training for each year of the license/registration cycle. Initial renewals after June 1, 2021, only require 1 hour for each year since that date. For example, if you are scheduled to renew your license in August of 2022, you would only be required to have 1 hour of training, even if the length of your license was 3 years. 

Subsequent renewals will require 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the license or registration cycle.

Approved Training Modalities for Michigan Implicit Bias Training CE Webinars

Implicit Bias Training for Michigan now allows completion with asynchronous, pre-recorded webinars. The rule, R338.7004, was revised in 2023 to allow for more ways for licensees to take the training. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) accepts various forms of training for implicit bias compliance:

1. A teleconference or webinar that allows live synchronous interaction that provides for the opportunity for participants to interact with the instructor and other participants. 
2. A live presentation that provides for the opportunity for participants to interact with the instructor and other participants. 
3. An asynchronous teleconference or webinar.

Who provides Michigan-compliant implicit bias training?

The new rule by Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code Rules: R 338.7004 has outlined accepted sponsors of the new continuing education requirement. The following trainings and its sponsors are accepted in the new rule:

• Training offered by a nationally-recognized or state-recognized health-related organization.
• Training offered by, or with, a state or federal agency.
• Training obtained in an educational program that has been approved by any board
• Training offered by an accredited college or university.
• An organization specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.

Renew Now CE nationally accredited as a provider through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) Provider P0557 and is an approved provider by both the Michigan Board of Nursing and Pharmacy, ID 50-18921. Additionally, we report course completions to CE Broker (currently only reporting for two boards: nursing and pharmacy). We do not report to NABP CPE monitor. 

Documentation and Audits

Please note that licensees must retain proof of training for 6 years. Proof can be a certificate of completion or a self-attestation that includes relevant course details. While Michigan does not require automatic reporting, audits may occur.

Do you have to report your implicit bias certificate to the state?

No, Michigan only requires attestation of compliance at renewal. However, keep your completion certificate for six years, as you may be selected for an audit. If audited by the department, a licensee or registrant shall provide proof of completion of training. This proof can be either of the following:

• A completion certificate issued by the training program that includes the date of the training, the program sponsor’s name, the program’s title, and the licensee’s or registrant’s name.
• A self-attestation by the licensee or registrant that includes the date of the training, the program sponsor’s name, the program’s title, and the licensee’s or registrant’s name.

Professions Requiring Implicit Bias Training

All health care professions licensed or registered under the Michigan Public Health Code, except for Veterinary Medicine, are required to take Implicit Bias Training. This includes:

• Acupuncture
• Athletic Trainers
• Audiologists
• Behavior Analysts
• Chiropractors Counselors
• Dentistry
• Genetic Counseling
• Marriage & Family Therapy Massage Therapy
• Medicine
• Midwifery
• Nursing
• Nursing Home Administrators
• Occupational Therapy
• Optometry
• Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery
• Pharmacy (Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, etc.)
• Physical Therapy
• Physician’s Assistants
• Podiatric Medicine
• Surgery Psychology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Sanitarian
• Social Worker
• Speech-Language Pathology

According to the LARA training standards R 338.7004, courses from Renew Now CE meet requirements for all health professions in the state of Michigan. 

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs [LARA]. (2023). Public Health Code – General Rules: R 338.7004.

What are the LARA Michigan requirements for Implicit Bias Training?

Make sure your course meets the requirements for implicit bias training for nurses in Michigan. Courses must meet the Michigan requirements in the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code Rules: R 338.7004.

Training content must include, but is not limited to, 1 or more of the following topics:

(i) Information on implicit bias, equitable access to health care, serving a diverse population, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and cultural sensitivity.
(ii) Strategies to remedy the negative impact of implicit bias by recognizing and understanding how it impacts perception, judgment, and actions that may result in inequitable decision making, failure to effectively communicate, and result in barriers and disparities in the access to and delivery of health care services.
(iii) The historical basis and present consequences of implicit biases based on an individual’s characteristics.
(iv) Discussion of current research on implicit bias in the access to and delivery of health care services.

Training must include strategies to reduce disparities in access to and delivery of health care services and the administration of pre- and post-test implicit bias assessments.

How to Register for a Michigan Implicit Bias Training CE Webinar

Take the next step toward compliance by enrolling in one of our on-demand implicit bias training webinars today:

Renew Now CE is your trusted partner for meeting Michigan’s CE requirements with ease and efficiency. Accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC, Provider P0557) and the Michigan Board of Nursing and Pharmacy (ID 50-18921), each course is crafted to boost learner confidence and streamline the CE process. Discover why our courses are rated 4.7 out of 5 stars by satisfied professionals!